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jamil2517 wrote:

so 43 mins is what you should shoot for? Not 45mins?

My last batch was +430, 41m30s, but im not sure if i shouldbump it up to 43 mins, and go lower nutrition or just keep it at +430, 41m30s?

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The actual time is 45m, not 43. So you need to hit 45m or longer to ensure any lag problems. There is a bug that shows up now and then that cause the filling to drop quicker than 45m, so you see error reports of shorter times. For the most part, it is 45m. You generally want 1-2m past that 45m so people have time to que up the brandy in the combat que if they are enaged in combat when the brandy wears out. If they dont have a small buffer, they usually die unless they are fighting little rabbits.

My brandy ranges from 402-412 and 46-47m duration. I have 12 points but crappy additives. Good meat is too hard to come by on starsider these days. The big key is to get it over that 400 mark and that 45 minute mark. Only the little kids that don't quite understand the game what the nutrition as high as it goes.

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Meplorium wrote:

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jamil2517 wrote:

so 43 mins is what you should shoot for? Not 45mins?

My last batch was +430, 41m30s, but im not sure if i shouldbump it up to 43 mins, and go lower nutrition or just keep it at +430, 41m30s?

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The actual time is 45m, not 43. So you need to hit 45m or longer to ensure any lag problems. There is a bug that shows up now and then that cause the filling to drop quicker than 45m, so you see error reports of shorter times. For the most part, it is 45m. You generally want 1-2m past that 45m so people have time to que up the brandy in the combat que if they are enaged in combat when the brandy wears out. If they dont have a small buffer, they usually die unless they are fighting little rabbits.

My brandy ranges from 402-412 and 46-47m duration. I have 12 points but crappy additives. Good meat is too hard to come by on starsider these days. The big key is to get it over that 400 mark and that 45 minute mark. Only the little kids that don't quite understand the game what the nutrition as high as it goes.

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Thanks, and yeah SS meat and resources kinda stink as of late. Been awhile since we got anything good to spawn.

I don't think durration brandy is all that (in your case +360 59 min) that gives you about 200 extra points to mfw for about 14 minutes by the time you can stack 3 together? And it is a much lower buff then your power brandy till your empty enough to stack 3 at a time... I find the best thing to do is to hit 45 minutes as your priority, and put the rest into power (and if power is maxed, into uses, then filling). Again, my brandy is +432 to +440 power depending on the quality of BSN's I useand 45min exactly (18 uses at 50 filling). Neither power or durration is maxed out in experimentation though. I just feel this is the best combination. Of course you can't compare chef foods between servers as resource stats are soo different...

Message Edited by bushmaster2k on 08-01-2004 11:03 PM

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mashthekeys wrote:

ok question, i know we are all different, but i got +446 for 38, 21 stack, 49 fill. And IMO theres no way im giving up +446 just for it to last longer. My stomach is empty again after 38 minss for me to take some more, Is there something im missing? please tell me if there is, i dont claim to know everything so please enlighten me.

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my guess is that you drink only one at a time? lots of folks like to drink two at once, for more of a buff, and in that case, you need to have a high enough duration to let your stomach empty.

as a player I look for anything over 400 combined with anything over 45 mins. My current favorite that I'm using is 407/47mins.

Don't just take into account whats being taken immediately. Yes, its likely 40-80 points lower after the initial double hit (which isn't a big deal to begin with) but you get a full 20+ minutes of having 3 brandies in you if you drink up when your tummy's half empty.

So my advice as a shopper (and hardcore pvp'er) is don't focus so much on the nutritional value.. Just make sure its over 400, and pump the duration as high as it'll go. The extra 80 points is never enough to give you mind free specials anyway. We take ahrisa to put us over the edge on that Actually that's another food I'd like to see less emphasis on the power and more on the duration..

Just my 2 creds

Message Edited by Ipseck on 08-06-2004 07:35 AM